# The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision about early years assistance, a type of assistance that is to be given by the Scottish Ministers under Part 2 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
Part 2 of the Regulations provides for the interpretation of expressions used in that Part and in the schedules.
Schedule 1 deals with procedural matters connected to the giving of early years assistance.
Schedule 2 sets out who is eligible to be given early years assistance in the form of a pregnancy and baby grant. It is a grant payable to people who have, or are expecting to have, a new baby in the family. Part 2 of schedule 2 states the value of a pregnancy and baby grant and makes provision about the circumstances in which it can be given in non-monetary form.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2018/9780111039694/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-early-years-assistance-best-start-grants-scotland-regulations-2018/note
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